64: The Horse Farrier. 



we only do it to scare that bad disposition out of him. 

 But whatever you do, do quickly, sharply, and with 

 a good deal of fire, but always without anger. If you 

 are going to scare him at all, you must do it at once. 

 Never go into a pitch battle with your horse, and 

 whip him until he is mad, and will fight you ; you had 

 better not touch him at all, for you will establish in- 

 stead of fear and regard, feelings of resentment, ill- 

 will and hatred. It will do him no good, but an injury, 

 to strike a blow, unless you can scare him ; but if you 

 succeed in scaring him, you can whip liim without 

 making him mad ; for fear and anger never exist to- 

 gether in the horse, and as soon as one is visible, you 

 will find that the other has disappeared. As soon as 

 you have frightened him so that he will stand up 

 straight, and pay some attention to you, approach 

 him again, and caress him a good deal more than you 

 whipped him, then you will excite the two controlling 

 passions of his nature, love and fear, and then he will 

 love and fear you too, and as soon as he learns what 

 to do, will obey quickly. 



HOW TO HALTER AND LEAD A COLT. 



As soon as you have gentled the colt a little, take 

 the halter in your left hand and approach him as be-, 

 fore, and on the same side that you have gentled him. 

 If he is very timid about your approaching closely to 

 him, you can get up to him quicker by making the 

 whip a part of your arm, and reaching out very gent- 

 ly with the butt end of it ; rubbing him lightly on the 

 neck, all the time getting a little closer, shortening the 

 whip by taking it up in your hand, until you finally 

 get close enough to put your hands on him. If he is 



